PinnedJames AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inThe Judean People’s FrontA Personal Reflection on Exile and Redemption 5784Heeding the redemptive call of Jewish nationhood and unityMay 21May 21
PinnedJames AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inFanfareBlazing Saddles: Scoring One Off the Old WestAn old-school comedy that demonstrates that blunt, direct humour is sometimes the best tonicApr 329Apr 329
James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inFanfareGridlock’d: Stuck at the Intersection of Dope Fiends, Bureaucracy and Comedy Crime CapersAn underappreciated and neatly comical look at the ring-a-round of inner-city bureaucracyMay 105May 105
James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inFanfareBad Education: Unpeeling the Layers of Sexual Taboos and TraumasPedro Almodovar’s exploration of forbidden desires and ensuing trauma makes for a compelling but bleak watchMay 12May 12
James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inThe Judean People’s FrontPesach 2024/5784: Become a Fighting Jew for freedom and dignityNot in my lifetime has the principle of Pesach — freedom — been as urgent and vital as it is todayApr 26Apr 26
James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inFanfareTony Benn — Will and Testament: A very watchable exercise in cinematic self-mythologisingAn engaging, moving journey through the life of one of Britain’s great political mavericksApr 221Apr 221
James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inFanfareHotel Rwanda: Walking With Humanity Through the Valley of DeathTerry George’s dramatization is a gripping tale of resourcefulness amid a sea of evilApr 154Apr 154
James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)Religious Zionism and Arab-Israeli patriotismRecent reflections on literature and a talk which have further deepened my connection to Am/Eretz YisraelApr 8Apr 8
James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inFanfareKeeping the Faith: Spirituality in the Sounds of Michael JacksonThe King of Pop was as much a musical maestro for the spirit and soul as much grooving and moonwalkingMar 3Mar 3
James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inFanfareThe Birth of a Nation: My Reckoning with D.W. Griffith’s Grand, Racist Cinematic SpectacleD.W. Griffith’s ground-breaking silent cinema epic is a technical and historical cinematic marvel, albeit with a reprehensibly racist coreFeb 2210Feb 2210